[rescue] Rescued VAX 4500 question

[Joshua D Boyd]

On Mon, Jun 10, 2002 at 06:45:24PM +0200, Stephen D. B. Wolthusen wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> On 10-Jun-2002 Joshua D Boyd wrote:
> > On Mon, Jun 10, 2002 at 12:31:47PM -0400, Loomis, Rip wrote:
> >>
> >> I might have said "limited utility these days".
> > 
> > I don't think I've ever heard Dave suggest that we try to use a -8 for
> > real work in this day and age.  It could be used for typesetting,
> > emailing, and web browsing, but I doubt he would want to, or else he
> > would be using a new FPGA based -8 clone instead of a G4.
> 
> Hm, so that probably turns me into a cycle hog. I mean, I occasionally still
> use a VT-78... as a terminal. It's always nice to be able to put some paper
> *and* a coffee mug on top of the terminal. I mean, try that with your fancy TFT
> panels, right?

Yes, but thanks to the TFT panel, I have space to the left, to the
right, and behind the display, thus avoid the unpleanatries that occur
when I spill down the mug as I pick it up.

-- 
Joshua D. Boyd